Demand Expulsion
`Reform Judaism Mellowed by
Members of Orthodox Heritage'
ROME, (JTA)—Demands that
the Italian Government expel
from this country a number of
prominent Nazi collaborators,
some of whom are allegedly on
the staff of the West German
Embassy here, were made by the
Socialist party's official organ
Avanti, as well as by two me
bers of the Italian Senate.
While Avanti made its dema
editorially, Senators Pietro
leffi and Giuliana Nenni fil
their requests with Forei
Minister Antonio Segni. Sen.
Nenni is a daughter of the
powerful leader of the Italian
Socialist party, Pietro Nenni.
The complaints named specific-
ally former Nazi SS Colonel Doll-
mann, who allegedly represented
Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler in
Italy during World War II; Miss
Utti Rohdeler, an employe of the
of Nazi Collaborator
West German Emb
ere, in
charge of the
ives pertain-
ing to rac
d political via .
of naz
in this country;
d
a co elor on the Embassy staff
w
is accused of having dis-
ssed several German diplo•
atic employes because they
were Jewish.
The complainan
ousting of German d'
sonnel whose
country, they
, "is an of se
to all who suffered racial and
po • •
pers
'on under
zi and Fascist r
es."
The West German
bassad
has issued a denial of t charge
Miss Rohdeler also denied t
accusations which alleged t
she had been a close collabor
of
wartime azi police
of
he Herb t ppler.
tter
life se
ce for
es.
ohdeler
it term after
the
ges of collabora-
,tio
Nazis.
Newcomers out of Orthdoxy those who in the more recent
into the Reform Movement of years have come out of Ortho-
Judaism have brought changes doxy and brought "alongsome of
into the way of Reform, asserts its old aromas."
Alfred Segal in a syndicated
Segal also relates how notable
column issued by the Seven Arts it was to him to see a great num-
Feature Syndicate.
ber of Reform rabbis at the re-
To begin with, according to cent testimonial dinner to Rabbi
Segal, the Reform Jews were Eliezer Silver on his 80th birth-
largely of German origin; the day .. . Rabbi Silver being "a
Orthodox mostly from Russia, most Orthodox rabbi."
Poland, Roumania, etc.
Says Segal: "I recall' a 'time
"Reform and Orthodox thought when our most Orthodox rabbis
of each other as different people would cross a street rather than
with little in common," says permit themselves to pass in
Our Sincerest Best Wishes
Segal.
front of a Reform temple; and
But today, according to the Reform Jews thought of the
writer, the membership of Re- Orthodox as remote strangers
form Judaism is largely of peo- who socially were far from their
TO Everyone
ple whose lives started out in own lives. -
Orthodox families which had
"It seemed (at the dinner) all Manischewitz Offers
come out of Eastern Europe, a new edition of Jewish life Film on Wine-Making
while the Reform Germans of where the Orthodox no longer
A new film is now being made
old practically all gone.
can feel religiously and socially available without charge for
For A Happy Passover
Says Segal: "So many of the apart."
showings to groups and organi-
newer Reform Jews keep on
zations; "Royal Purple" depicts
fondly remembering matters of Russians Can't Fully
the history, traditions and meth-
their earlier Orthodoxy -. . . their
from
ods of wine-making through
mama's gefillte fish in the house Appreciate Humor of the ages. The 16mm, 26'-minute
. . . papa so faithful with his
film . is in full color and
t'fillim every morning . . . the Harlem Globetrotters sound with an original screen
way the house was made clean
The basketball. humor of the treatment by Cherney Berg,
of all chometz at Passover • . .
famed Harlem Globetrotters is son of Gertrude Berg.. The
"I recall the time when never not entirely appreciated in original score was composed
a Bar Mitzvah was allowed in a
Moscow, it and conducted by Skitch Hen-
Reform temple. Bar Mitzvah was
was reported derson. Groups or organizations
an occasion far from the practice
in a recent wishing to obtain "R o y a 1
AND THEIR FAMILIES
of Reform life; it was regarded
Drew Pearson Purple" for a special _free show-
as - a ritual as remote from Re-
ing should write to Manische-
column,
form as winding t'fillim around
(The Globe- witz Wine Co., Dept. H 1, Bush
the head and arm.
trotters • w ill Terminal, Brooklyn 32, N.Y.
"But only the other Sabbath
face the
I attended a Bar Mitzvah service
College All-
in a Reform temple where the
Amer icans
boy recited his portions with the
April 4 at
sound of chazanim chanting. He
Detroit's
filled the Reform temple with old-
Zinkoff
Olympia.)
time chants.
According to Dave Zinkoff,
"Yes, all that is a sample of sports announcer for the team,
what's taking place in Reform Pearson reports, the Russians
Judaism these days; the ways of were shocked at the traditional
Reform are being improved by gags in the "Trotters' " re-
pertoire which call for abusing
the umpire. •
Story of Global
"One gag," says Zinkoff, "is
when one of the players
Passover Observances bounces a ball off an umpire's
head. When this happened,. you
Presented on Radio
could - hear a gasp go up from
The American Broadcasting the crowd. The authority of an
Company, in - cooperation with official had been challenged!
the Union of American Hebrew In Russia, this just isn't done.
Congregations, presented a spe- After that, we cut out the gag."
cial Passover program, "WHO
KNOWS ONE?" on the ABC
radio network Thursday.
MOE LEITER
It was narrated by Alexander
Scourby, top TV; radio and
stage star who is currently
The month of Iyar has been
So many rich an
aningful experiences are associate
playing a leading role in the
ectly and indirectly, with the
designated by the Jewish Na-
Phoenix Theatre production of tional
joyous
festiva
the Passover. There was the struggle of ou
Fund
as
JNF
Blue
and
ople out of bondage and
Hamlet.- •
White Box clearance month, be-
into free
in a new land. There are the expressions of purl
"Who Knows One?", in a ginning with the first day of
tic:in and atonement.
series of brief vignettes, visited Rosh Chodesh, Sunday, April
There
e season of the reawakening and rebirth of nature. There a
finally, the happy
Seder ceremonies in the Orient, 16, continuing until May 15,
time
in Europe and in Israel.
hen those within a ily circle come t ether in meaningf
reunion.
the last day of Iyar.
The program featured as a
During this period of the
special guest, Sion David, a semi-annual clearance, 4 5 0 0
is a time to look ah
young student from India who homes will be visited by volun-
d faith providet,
is preparing for the Rabbinate teer workers—members of Ha-
ismayed by the unc
shrouded.
at the Hebrew Union College- dassah, Ladies Auxiliary of
Jewish Institute of Religion in JNF, Mizrachi Fanny Gluck
A life insurance pe
Cincinnati, Ohio, who told of and Sisters of Zion, Northwest
often contemplate the parallels
een our profession and
this holidays celebration in his Child Rescue Women, and
ou
pith.
We
are
privileged
to
provide a deep and meani
native country. Rarely heard Pioneer Women. Youth groups
sense of well being for the
music from India, Yemen and also will participate.
fam
s of many of our friends, Financial securit •
n e important protection against the
other distant lands was a spe-
Mrs. Morris Kutinsky is chair-
uncerto
s of the future.
cial highlight.
man of the JNF Blue-White
Rabbi Eugene Borowitz, di- Box Committee.
At this time of year we pledge ourselves anew to the service of our clients; faithfully and
rector of education of the Union
of American Hebrew Congrega-
German
President
in a spirit of dedication. At this time too, we extend to one and all our sincerest wishes
tions, presented the origins and
for
a happy Passover.
Congratulates
New
development of the Passover
Festival and outlined the his- Bnai Brith Lodges
torical background which • ex-
FRANKFURT, (JTA)—West
plains the variations and the Germany's
second Bnai Brith
MOE LEITER AND ASSOCIATES
similarities of the traditional
1766 Penobscot Building
lodge, named for the late Rabbi
service.
Leo Baeck, was established
here in ceremonies attended by
`Nibul Peh'
government officials and repre-
The expression "Nibul Peh" sentatives of sister lodges
is found in the Talmudic litera- throughout Western Europe
ture (Leviticus Rabbah -24:7) and of West German Jewish
where it refers to lascivious talk communities.
(obscene remarks). In later
Another Bnai Brith lodge is
Si/we Z880
usage it came to include any located in Berlin.
evil speech. In the opinion of
HEAD OFFICE•. WATERLOO,ONARIO
In a congratulatory message
the rabbis a man can degrade to the new group, President
his being, not only by licentious Heinrich Luebke cited the
OUR SUCCESS IS BUILT ON A FIRM FOUNDATION OF SINCERE SERVICE.
acts, but also by obscene re- achievements of Bnai Brith
marks.
lodges in pre-Hitler Germany.
HERMAN J. AGINS
EUGENE N. AGINS
OUR
PASSOVER
HERITAGE
Iyar Designated
JNF Box Month
,
17 - THE DETROIT JEWISH NEWS — Fri day , March 31, 1961
Alfred Segal States: